# NHTSA recall 14V498000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V498000
- Manufacturer: PJ's Truck Bodies \& Equipment Co.
- Reported: 2014\-08\-13
- Owners notified: 2014\-11\-12
- Component: EQUIPMENT
- Units potentially affected: 3

## What is wrong

PJ's Truck Bodies \& Equipment Co., \(PJ's\) is recalling certain 2009\-2013 Ford F\-350, F\-450, and F\-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies.  In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.


## What can happen

The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.


## The remedy

PJ's has notified owners and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge.  The recall began on August 28, 2014. Owners may contact PJ's customer service at 1\-866\-475\-8782.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2016 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-07\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3
- Reported remedied: 0 \(0%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 FORD F\-350](/makes/ford/f-350/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 FORD F\-350](/makes/ford/f-350/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 FORD F\-350](/makes/ford/f-350/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 FORD F\-350](/makes/ford/f-350/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 FORD F\-350](/makes/ford/f-350/2013/recalls.md)
- [2009 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 FORD F\-450](/makes/ford/f-450/2013/recalls.md)
- [2009 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 FORD F\-550](/makes/ford/f-550/2013/recalls.md)

## Investigated as EQ14006

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EQ14006: Equipment query, opened 2014\-05\-30, closed 2014\-09\-19. Muncie PTO Switches May Ignite. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V498000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V498000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 52476](/bulletins/10254138.md), 2024-05-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50636](/bulletins/10209384.md), 2022-03-29, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2115](/bulletins/10209377.md), 2022-03-29, Service bulletin
- [TSB160066](/bulletins/10205031.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [21N05](/bulletins/10189758.md), 2021-04-03, Service bulletin
- [21N02](/bulletins/10189757.md), 2021-04-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49495](/bulletins/10186678.md), 2021-02-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47850](/bulletins/10159489.md), 2019-05-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47597](/bulletins/10148731.md), 2018-11-19, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V498000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V498000)

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